THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
NUMBER 38
VOLUME VIII.
OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY FOR DAILY KANSAN
LAWRENCE, KANSAS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1911
STUDENTS APATHETIC TO
PROPOSED CHANGE
Apparently Satisfied to Keep Paper in Rank of Second Rate Universities.
Unless the students at the University take a more active interest, the movement for a daily Kansan, will result in a failure. At the present time there are but a few over three hundred and seventy five subscriptions and the majority of these have been obtained only by a personal solicitation of the fraternities and societies.
It had been hoped that the daily Kansan would be assured by today but under the circumstances it is impossible to anounce it. In the last issue of the Kansan it was stated that a house to house canvass of the students would be made and apparently a number of them are waiting to be approached before they sign up.
Unless the student body signifies in some material way that it really wants a Daily . Kansan the movement will die. Unless the campaign is pushed to a successful conclusion before the Christmas holidays the project will be abandoned. The advertising contracts with the merchants will have to be signed up next week and these men cannot be approached conscientiously unless the students have done their part.
Do you want a daily?
JUNIORS WON 6 TO 0.
Defeated Seniors in Hard Battle on McCook.
In a hard fought football game this afternoon the junior class team defeated the seniors by a score of 6 to 0 on McCook field.
the sophomore and freshmen football teams played at three o' clock this afternoon.
The line up for the teams was Seniors—L. E., Smith; L. T. Carpenter; L. G., Butler; C. Boesche; R. G., White; R. Lynch; R. E., Becker; Q., Martindale; L. H., Johnson; F. B. Plank; R. W., Wilson.
Substitutes-Mounts, Shriner Hammer, Long, Fairchild, and Wilson.
Juniors—L. E., Jenkins; L. T.
Soper, Fessendens; L. G., Fox
C., Keplinger; R. G., Chesken
R. K., Rambo; R. E., Hill; Q.
Gossard; L. H., Hicks, Hess; F.
B., Miller; R. H., Ward.
Substitutes—Bailey and New by.
Sophomores—L. E., Lynch; L. T., Detwiler; L. G. Moore; C. Yoeman; R. G. Soper; R. T. Butler; R. E. Cook; Q. Lewis; L. H. Campbell; F. B., Brown; R. H. Perry.
Substitutes — Dinsmore, Ran kin, Ritter, Ralson, Ross, Wible MeGeorge, Fairechild.
Freshmen—L. E. Harold; L. T.
Butler, L. G., Butler, L. G.
Smith, C.; Milton, R. G., Groff
R. T.; Hatcher; R. E., Spellings
Q. Ryan, L. H., Martin; F. B.
Miller; R. H., Morris.
Substitutes—Hamilton, Welch Wright, Barton, and Mitchell.
First Baptist Church.
Sunday night 7:45 o'clock
Sermon,"Three Balls and Two
Strikes," a lesson from athletics,
Good music, a home-like service
and hearty welcome.
First. Baptist Church.
Program of Vespers.
Christmas Vesper service will be held in chapel at half past four Sunday afternoon. Prof. J. E Boodin will give a Christmas address and the musical program will be given.
Everett Johnson, a junior in the College, has been unable to attend his classes this week
THE COMMON WELFARE
G. A. Summer Spoke at Y. M. C.
A. Thursday Evening.
C. A. Sumner, secretary of the City Club of Kansas City Mo., spoke on "The Common Welfare" at the Y. M. C. A meeting last Thursday evening.
"One of the most prominent and important questions of our day," said Mr. Sumner, "is which is more sacred, personal rights or property rights. I maintain that when the two conflict property rights must be regarded, ed as secondary in importance to personal rights, that is the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"The public is not inclined to condemn the man who destroys life through business, as much as the man who commits murder outright. I contend that both deserve equal punishment. These are questions that must be settled in order to realize our present social ideals."
Ben Leventhal played a violin solo and responded with an encore.
DEFINITION OF CRIMES
TO BE IMPROVED
Committee on Criminal Laws And Procedure Drafts Security Measures.
The committee on Criminal Law and Procedure of the State Bar Association met at the University last Saturday to consider the criminal law of the State of Kansas. This committee was appointed three years ago. It has been devoting its work to investigating criminal law and procedure to ascertain just how far the popular criticism of criminal law and procedure is justified in the State of Kansas, and to drafting such measures as would secure the state against abuses in criminal procedure.
The possibility of improvement in definition of crime for the purpose of avoiding certain technicalities that might tend to defeat or delay trials was discussed.
SHOWED PICTURES OF
GERMAN STUDENTS' DUELS
Professor Kiesewetter Gave an Illustrated Lecture on "Life at German Universities."
The committe is composed of Judges J. C. Ruppenthal and R.C. Heizer of the District Court Attorney-General John Dawson J. S. Chinek, former prosecuting attorney of Shawnee Co., and Prof. Wm. E. Higgrins.
Prof. Bruno Kiesewetter of the University of Marburg, at present Professor of German at Kansas, gave a stereotypic lecture at the German Verein Monday afternoon, showing many views and explaining incidents of "Life at German Universities."
Pictures of the German Kneipe or drinking-bout were also thrown upon the screen, while the songs sung by the students at these festivals were sung.
The feature of the lecture was the illustrations of the student dueling which contests are generally for honor, but in some cases the lives of the duellers are at stake. Duels are very common at the German universities. A student must have won a certain number of duels before he can be pledged to a fraternity. The students are proud of the injuries received in a fight, and when the cut heals without leaving a scar it is reopened and filled with red wine, giving it a noticeable effect.
Nesbitt is Soccer Captain.
The members of the soccer football squad elected Frank W. Nesbitt captain for next year on the first ballot at a meeting yesterday afternoon in the gymnasium. Nesbitt is a middle law.
Prof. J. N. Van der Vries is seriously ill at his home with pneumonia.
PLEDGE EFFORT TO RAISE $3,335
WILL SOLICIT FOR UNION FUND AT HOME TOWNS
Chan, Strong, Geo. O. Foster And H. A. Rice Indore Campaign at Mass Meeting.
At a mass meeting after chapel yesterday the Union Building fund campaign was successfully launched. About four hundred men attended the meeting and forty seven definitely committed themselves to work for the fund during the Christmas holidays. They were given books of promissory notes, and will try to get signers among the citizens of their home towns. The amount that the forty-seven workers will attempt to raise is $3,335 but many of the men know where they can get all their money subscribed and expect to raise even more.
Students wishing to canvas their home towns may obtain scription blanks from Arch MaeKinnon.
Took University Testing Instruments Also.
TEN MORE TO WICHITA
Chancellor Strong spoke on the plan of building the Union by subscription, and discussed the rumor that the Union Building Fund would conflict with the Woman's Dormitory Campaign The Chancellor stated that inas much as the both campaigns would cover a long period, he thought that it would not prov unfavorable to either for then to be conducted simultaneously.
Ten more Engineering students were called to Wichita last Friday to assist the twelve other Engineers who have been testing the Kansas Gas & Electric Light Co.'s plant there under the direction of Prof. C. A. Johnson, or the Electrical Engineering department.
Registrar Foster said "We have observed the principle of 'ladies first' in deferring the start of this campaign until the Woman." Dormitory fund almost is an assured thing, and now that the two propositions are being considered I think we ought to get together and make them both a success."
Prof. H. A. Rice spoke about the Ohio State University Student Union building, which he investigated last summer, and Burton Sears described the Union building at the University of Pennsylvania.
Those who went down Friday are: Hansen, Stevens, Baldwin Wright, Parker, Hartman, Magatagan, Schooloy, Steeper, and Marbel. These men, together with Professor Johnson, are under the general supervision of Mr. H. C. Heaton, engineer for Sargent & Lundy, of Chicago who are making the tests.
Investigates Sanitarium Site
In order to avoid delay, the University's set of testing instruments were hurried to the plant this week when the regular instruments, which were to have been supplied by the General Electric Company, failed to arrive.
miles west of Emporia.
ENROLLED 900 IN COLLEGE.
Prof. W. C. Hoad, of the department of municipal engineering, went to Saffordville this morning to help investigate a site for the new state tuberculosis sanitarium. The last legislature appropriated $50,000 for the building, and the site has been offered free of charge. Dr. Crumbine, chairman of the state Board of Health, and State Senator Milligan of Garnett, the chairman of the board in charge of the new building, accompanied Professor Hoad. Saffordville is a town of about 200 population, in Chase county, about ter
Numbered Chairs Makes Enrollment in Order of Arrival
Students who went to the gymnasium this morning to enroll in the College where they took their places in numbered chairs awaiting the opportunity to enter the enrollment room on the second floor. The first man to be enrolled in classes for next semester, arrived at the gym at 7 o'clock this morning and took his place at the head of the line. This system enables the students to be enrolled in the order of their arrival.
Accurate figures upon the number of students enrolled in the College could not be obtained until after six o'clock, but it is estimated that 900 were enrolled in classes in the College. Many of the students anticipated a long wait in the gymnasium before they would be able to receive their classes. Two young ladies quietly did embroidery work while making their way to the front of the row.
ENGINEERS MUST USE GOOD ENGLISH
Faculty Will Issue a Circular on Engineers' English for Students.
NOW A CONFERENCE
ORATORICAL CONTEST
As a result of the second meeting of Engineering technical report readers, held last Thursday night in Marvin hall, the faculty of the School of Engineering, decided Monday that every instructor in the School of Engineering, should report at the end of each semester regarding the nature of the English work done by students in the Engineering school. That is, every student will be expected to use correct English, as far as possible, not only in the regular Rhetoric course given as part of the Engineering curriculum, but also in every class recitation, and quiz paper.
To facilitate this move, an "Engineering" English circular based upon the regular circulat sent out by the English department of the University will now be adopted especially for Engineering work, independent of the regular English circular. By making the English work specific and a part of the entire four years, the School of Engineering hopes to improve the general average of the Engineering student work in theses and make all Engineering work correct in regard to English composition.
Kansas May be Represented on Missouri Valley Rostrum at Des Moines in May.
Kansas may compete with the other schools in the Missouri Valley Athletic Conference in an oratorical contest at Des Moines next May if tentative plans submitted to the different schools are approved. The contest probably will be held on the evening before the Conference track meet. Prof. G. A. Gesell, head of the department of Public Speaking received word yesterday of the proposed plans. The letter from Frank E. Brown, head of the department of Public Speaking at Drake, states that enough schools have already signified their intention of supporting the movement to insure its success, and asks if Kansas will send a repre
Michigan will celebrate 75th anniversary this year.
Kansan Tryout.
All students who desire to try out for the position of circulation manager of the University Kansan report to M. D. Buer at the Kansan office Monday morning at chapel time.
LAW SCRIMMAGE
A PRETTY TRIBUTE
ONE HUNDRED COUPLES AT
TENDED THE BALL
Decorations Were Simple—Distinguished Guests on the Receiving Line—Music Good
The ninth annual Law Scrimmage in honor of the football squad was given in Fraternal Aid hall last evening. One hundred couples attended the function and a number of distinguished guests were present.
On the receiving line were Dean and Mrs. Green, Professor and Mrs. W. L. Burdick, Professor and Mrs. W. E. Higgins, Professor and Mrs. H. W. Humble Professor H. C. Hill, Chancellor and Mrs. Strong, Chief Justice W. A. Johnston, Mayor Sam Bishop, Judge Mason, Judge Silas Porter and Judge Clark A. Smith of the Kansas Supreme Court, Ira Snyder president of the Senior Laws, John Hoffman president of the Middle Laws Guy W. Von Schriltz of the Junior Laws, Miss Delpha Johnson Miss Ruth Harger, and Mis Winona McCoskrie.
The decorations of the hall were not elaborate but were in extremely good taste. The “K” blankets of the football team were wung across the room with the pictures of the letter men on them. Goal posts in red and blue were placed against a back ground of green foliage and a football on a stand draped in the University colors gave the entire function a distinctive setting.
The programs were booklet done in leather with a large circle "K" on the cover. They were given out by Alex Johnson and Miss Lillian Matkins and Franz Wilson and Miss Nell Taylor.
Refreshments were served in the hall below at quartet tables. The music for the twenty-four dances was furnished by Ra-Hall's orchestra of Topeka.
JOB FOR CHEMISTS.
Civil Service Examinations Held In January.
United States Civil Service examination for filling several vacancies in the position of assistant chemist of the department of Agriculture will be held January 17 and 18. The salaries attend ant upon these positions range from $1200 to $1600 per year. Of thirty eight persons who passed the examinations in April 1911 three were appointed to positions at $1440 a year and twenty seven were tendered appointments at $1200.
Full information regarding the educational training required and the duties to be performed may be obtained from the United States Civil Service Commission Washington, D. C., by asking for a copy of the assistant chemist announcement.
WILL STUDY CREAMERIES
Their Relation to Stream Pollution to be Investigated
C. C. Young, state water analyst, and C. A. Haskins, of the School of Engineering, are working on a series of experiments for the purpose of ascertaining a method of purifying the waste products from creameries. Some creameries over the state have been accustomed to allow their refuse to run into the streams where it decays and pollutes them. The state is taking every precaution possible to prevent stream pollution and these experiments will not only assist the state in its problem of sanitation but also aid the creameries in the problem of the disposal of their refuse.
posal of their refuse.